Rakaia (harvestman)

Rakaia is a genus of harvestmen in the family Pettalidae with eighteen described species (as of 2023). All species are found in New Zealand.

Taxonomy

The genus Rakaia was described by Hirst, 1926 with the type species Rakaia antipodiana Hirst, 1926. In the past, additional species since placed in Aoraki or Austropurcellia were once included.

Species

These species belong to the genus Rakaia:

• Rakaia antipodiana <small>Hirst, 1926</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia australis <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia collaris <small>Roewer, 1942</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia digitata <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia dorothea <small>Phillipps & Grimmett, 1932</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia florensis <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia insula <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia isolata <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia lindsayi <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia macra <small>Boyer & Giribet, 2003</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia magna <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia media <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia minutissima <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia pauli <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia solitaria <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia sorenseni <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia stewartiensis <small>Forster, 1948</small>New Zealand
• Rakaia uniloca <small>Forster, 1952</small>New Zealand

Etymology

The genus is feminine.

References

Further reading

• (eds.) (2007). Harvestmen – The Biology of Opiliones. Harvard University Press, USA.

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